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      Changing the active perspective when launching
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    <h1>
      Changing the active perspective when launching
    </h1>You can control which perspective becomes active when a program is
    launched and when it suspends. The setting is configurable for each launch
    configuration type, for each of the launch modes it supports.
    <p>
      To activate a particular perspective when a program is launched, do the
      following:
    </p>
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      <li>Open the <a class="command-link" href=
      'javascript:executeCommand("org.eclipse.ui.window.preferences(preferencePageId=org.eclipse.debug.ui.PerspectivePreferencePage)")'>

        <img src="PLUGINS_ROOT/org.eclipse.help/command_link.svg" alt=
        "Opens the Run/Debug Perspectives preference page" /> <strong>Run/Debug
        &gt; Perspectives</strong></a> preference page.
      </li>
      <li>Select the <strong>Always</strong> option for the <strong>Open the
      associated perspective when launching</strong> preference. This will
      cause the perspective associated with a program to become active whenever
      it is launched.
      </li>

    </ol>
    <p>
      To activate a particular perspective when a program is suspends, do the
      following:
    </p>
    <ol>
      <li>Open the <a class="command-link" href=
      'javascript:executeCommand("org.eclipse.ui.window.preferences(preferencePageId=org.eclipse.debug.ui.PerspectivePreferencePage)")'>
        <img src="PLUGINS_ROOT/org.eclipse.help/command_link.svg" alt=
        "Opens the Run/Debug Perspectives preference page" /> <strong>Run/Debug
        &gt; Perspectives</strong></a> preference page.
      </li>

      <li>Select the <strong>Always</strong> option for the <strong>Open the
      associated perspective when an application suspends</strong>
      preference.&nbsp; This will cause the perspective associated with a
      program to become active whenever a program suspends.
      </li>
    </ol>
    <p>
      To associate a particular perspective with a program, do the following:
    </p>

    <ol>
      <li>Open the <a class="command-link" href=
      'javascript:executeCommand("org.eclipse.ui.window.preferences(preferencePageId=org.eclipse.debug.ui.PerspectivePreferencePage)")'>
        <img src="PLUGINS_ROOT/org.eclipse.help/command_link.svg" alt=
        "Opens the Run/Debug Perspectives preference page" /> <strong>Run/Debug
        &gt; Perspectives</strong></a> preference page.
      </li>
      <li>Select the type of application that you would like to associate a
      perspective with (for example, <strong>Java Application</strong>).
      </li>

      <li>For each launch mode, select the desired perspective using the combo
      box.&nbsp;This will cause the perspective you choose to become active
      based on your preference settings (i.e. when a program is launched and/or
      when it suspends).
      </li>
    </ol>
    <p>
      If the specified perspective is not open at the time it needs to be
      activated, that perspective is created.&nbsp;
    </p>

    <h3 class="related">Related concepts</h3>
      <a href="../concepts/cdebugger.htm">Debugger</a><br />
      <a href="../concepts/cremdbug.htm">Remote debugging</a><br />
      <a href="../concepts/clocdbug.htm">Local debugging</a><br />
      <a href="../concepts/concept-java-perspective.htm">Java perspectives</a>

    <h3 class="related">Related tasks</h3>
      <a href="task-running_and_debugging.htm">Running and debugging</a><br />
      <a href="../tasks/tasks-executionArgs.htm">Setting execution
      arguments</a><br />
      <a href="task-launching_java_program.htm">Launching a Java
      program</a>

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      <a href="../reference/views/console/ref-console_view.htm">Console
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      <a href="../reference/preferences/run-debug/ref-run_debug.htm">Debug
      preferences</a><br />
      <a href="../reference/views/debug/ref-debug_view.htm">Debug
      view</a><br />
      <a href="../reference/menus/run/ref-menu-run.htm">Run Menu</a>
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